L20 - L24 (£79,475 - £87,651)

Full Time, Permanent

March 2025

14 November 2024

Job Title: Chief Operations Officer
Salary: L20 - L24 (£79,475 - £87,651)
Contract Type: Full-time, permanent
Location: Woodchurch High School, Wirral
Closing Date: Thursday 14 November 2024
Interview Date(s): 25 and 26 November 2024
Job Starts: March 2025
With the current post holder retiring at Easter 2025 and the Trustees are looking to appoint a Chief Operations Officer (COO) to drive forward the effective leadership of the school’s operations and finances. This role is ideal for a committed, dynamic, and innovative COO with proven experience.
The postholder will work closely with the Headteacher of the Trust together with the Trustees and other members of the senior leadership team to deliver the Academy's vision and ethos which is underpinned by its strong Christian values.
The successful candidate will play a significant role in the strategic leadership and future development of the Trust. You will work to support the Headteacher in all aspects of operational leadership for the school. This will include the development, implementation and maintenance of the Trust’s operational and financial procedures and systems, ensuring that all legal and governance outlined in the Academy Trust Handbook are met. The postholder will be supported by a team of experienced support staff leaders covering HR, Payroll, PA to Headteacher & Staff Induction Officer, Finance, Pupils Services, ICT, H&S, Reprographics and Operations.
Candidates should have a strong and relevant background in operations and financial procedures and be able to demonstrate successful experience in budget planning, monitoring, and delivery. The production of final end of year accounts, demonstrating value for money through the principles of economic, efficient, and effective use of resources are also a key aspect of this role. Experience in an education setting, particularly a single or multi-academy trust, is beneficial but is not essential. The Headteacher and Trustees are looking to appoint a person with experience of leading project management developments and generating income to support such projects.
Candidates are warmly encouraged to take an informal opportunity to visit the school.
To arrange a school tour, please telephone the school (0151 677 5257) direct and ask for the Head's PA, Tanya Jordan.

Woodchurch High School is a very successful, over-subscribed co-educational Church of England Academy. There are over 1400 pupils on roll, who are supported by 114 teaching staff and over 120 support staff. The popularity of the school is attributable to a proven record of high standards in all aspects of school life including leadership and management, excellent examination results, a well ordered disciplined environment, excellent relationships within the school, and with parents / carers and the community.
Woodchurch High School is housed in a state of the art building, which opened 2010. It boasts excellent classroom accommodation as well as being equipped with the very latest ICT equipment. The school is surrounded by extensive playing fields with a purpose built Sports Centre, multi-use games areas, and a floodlit 3G pitch. The school provides a broad, balanced, relevant and meaningful curriculum for all pupils. The experienced, enthusiastic and well qualified staff ensure that the more able are challenged and the less able supported so that all our pupils have the opportunity to flourish. We have always emphasised the importance of school and parents / carers working together in partnership. We believe that commitment to this partnership is essential if each young person is to reach his or her full potential. The school is proud of its social inclusion policy and of gaining the North West and Greater Merseyside Inclusive Schools Award and the Wirral Inclusion Award, for our work in all aspects of social inclusion.